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DENVER -- Kobe Bryant is going to have to zip it for most of the rest of this season, but perhaps not as immediately as was initially thought.

Bryant was confident after the Lakers' loss Monday night in Denver that the technical foul called on him by referee Joey Crawford while Bryant talked animatedly with referee Josh Tiven entering halftime will be rescinded upon review by the NBA.

"That tech will be rescinded," Bryant said.

Bryant came out just before the start of the third quarter and went straight to Crawford to discuss the technical. Bryant said afterward Crawford was "all the way" across the court and could not ascertain the type of talking Bryant was doing.

"We were actually just having a civil conversation about the call," Bryant said.

PHOENIX -- Matt Barnes let out something that was both a groan and a gasp when asked after the game Friday night about the quick technical foul given him by referee Joey Crawford midway through the fourth quarter.

Barnes was called for a foul and immediately grimaced in dismay and grabbed the ball and started to go with it.

"All I did was run up and hand him the ball," Barnes said after the game. "Can't do nothing about that."